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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 19, 1787
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage discusses taxation policy, revenue measures, and trade, mentioning government finance, creditors, and duties. It references a new mode of collecting revenue, impacts on the poor, and debates over a treaty, with scattered phrases about duties, exchange, and industrial policy. The text is highly corrupted with unclear names and dates.
A long, garbled report discusses British and Dutch actions tied to a Friesland region conflict. It mentions ships, exports, and tensions between authorities, with references to London statements, ministerial actions, and potential military maneuvers affecting trade and liberty.
A long notice lists accounts laid before the House detailing the Exchequer balances on April 7 1787 and earlier totals for duties licenses and duties paid. It also recounts a battle between Men Doza and Martin with crowd reactions and a separate clash between Loyle and Mutton with a mob report. The Navy Office issues a tender notice inviting bids for various goods and materials with details on where to obtain forms.
On Monday morning Campden in Gloucestershire woke to an explosion at Mr Miles's grocers shop. A fire caused by gunpowder destroyed the house. the unnamed perpetrator died from self harm. No others were killed.
Stock listings show denominations and percentages for bank shares and bonds. Various entries reference Percents, dits, and odd figures like 5 eths 3 per cent and 947 1 Sths at percent. The fragment also mentions New Navy Lottery Tickets Scrip and exchange bills.
A retro advertisement touts an enlarged improved gardener’s handbook titled The Gardener of Almanac. It promises kitchen and garden guidance, planting schedules, care tips, useful gadgets, and step by step instructions for pruning, grafting, and cultivation with many named plants and tools. The noisy copy lists sections on flowers vegetables fruit trees and home horticulture alongside measurements and practical farming tasks.
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